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Ritalin comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 21, chapters 91 & 92 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: FiftyTwo 04 July 2013 10:07:48PM 3 points [-]

The answer s much simpler I think. He has precommitted to stay there until dinner, but the process of thining over his failures is deeply emotionally unpleasant so he really wants it to be over.

Comment author: Ritalin 05 July 2013 11:27:28AM *  3 points [-]

One point for parsimony. Minus one point for failure to properly model the character.